Henri Hooft says Anthony Johnson ‘got beat by himself’ against Daniel Cormier

Esther Lin, MMA FightingFrom the outside, Anthony Johnson’s strategy at UFC 210 was a perplexing one. “Rumble,” despite being revered as one of the best power punchers in the game, employed a wrestling-heavy approach in his rematch against UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier to disastrous results. Johnson lost the contest via second-round rear-naked choke, then announced his retirement in the cage.

And according to Johnson’s head coach Henri Hooft, the gameplan “Rumble” chose to go with laid in direct contrast with what his team worked on throughout the many month’s leading up to the fight.

“The gameplan was very simple,” Hooft said Monday on The MMA Hour. “There’s only one gameplan…